I couldn’t believe what my dad had given us for our honeymoon: a trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon, which, unlike its neighbors like Colombia, Peru, and distant Brazil, is only 30 minutes by plane from Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Our private guide, Churi, met us at Coca airport to drive us to the banks

Welcome back to everyday life I went on a trip that I have done hundreds of times in my country because tourism is my passion, and I have studied it professionally. This time, it had a different flavor as, after the hectic days of January, the country returned to normality, to the one that captivates

Our wildlife viewing trip to the Amazon had a primary target: a sloth. Since arriving at the lodge, I had asked our guide where to find it. Yesenia told me that the two-toed, diurnal one could be found in the treetops feeding on fresh young leaves, while the two-toed, nocturnal one is challenging to spot

Ecuador, a country full of wonders, peace, with good and cordial people, is going through moments of uncertainty in the last weeks because of criminal gangs. In the last few days these groups have suffered a hard blow thanks to the management of the Police and Military with a drastic reduction of incidents, which are

Amazing! said one of our guests as we had observed about 200 Squirrel Monkeys in which the youngest mother carried an infant on her back while the juveniles played and pulled each other’s tails and the father was worried about finding food.Taking advantage of this natural gift, I began to explain their natural history. Squirrel

The Napo Basin, shared between Ecuador and Peru, is one of the most megadiverse spots in the world. This region in the Ecuadorian Amazon protects thousands and thousands of square kilometers, including important conservation reserves such as the Pañacocha Protected Forest, Yasuni National Park, and the Limoncocha Biological Reserve, along with the territory of the

We had booked the 4 days / 3-night tour, including the Canopy tower, canoe trips around the lagoon, piranha-sport fishing, hikes in primary forest, plus the clay lick that occurs as well in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, but the Ecuadorian Amazon has the most accessible access. Early wake-up It was the day to visit the

It’s birding time , November, the beginning of the so called “ dry season “  therefore we started the navigation downstrean on the Napo River, Upper Amazon to Sani Lodge. This is the season when the trees are full covered with long nests from where weaver birds emerge with bright, vivid colours that contrast the

The Amazon is the world of «expecting the unexpected,» an intriguing, fantastic, and mysterious world. We were at Challwa Lagoon for a midday tour with 6 guests who wanted to observe giant river otters for which we had planned with Yura, our Kichwa guide, to leave at 6:00 a.m. from Sani Lodge to explore the

Ecuador inspires! We arrived in the country of the 4 worlds, the Avenue of the Volcanoes according to Humboldt and the inspiration for Darwin in his theory of the origin of the species, while Mark, my travel companion, affirmed that Ecuador is the summary of all South America besides Galapagos. Heading to the Amazon Sani